Fresh
It is a serious, often hilarious peek under the rock where nightmares strut in $800 suits and Armageddon lies around the next twist of treason.
Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine
Scarface
He loved the American Dream. With a vengeance.
1983 · 2h 50m · R
Action, Crime, Drama
Directed by
Brian De Palma
Overview
After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the state, controlling nearly all the cocaine that comes through Miami. But increased pressure from the police, wars with Colombian drug cartels and his own drug-fueled paranoia serve to fuel the flames of his eventual downfall.
Director and cast
- Brian De Palma Director
- Al Pacino as Tony Montana
- Steven Bauer as Manny Ribera
- Michelle Pfeiffer as Elvira Hancock
- Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Gina Montana
- Robert Loggia as Frank Lopez
- Miriam Colon as Mama Montana
- F. Murray Abraham as Omar Suarez
- Paul Shenar Cast
- Harris Yulin Cast
- Ángel Salazar Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
79%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Performances are all extremely effective, with Pacino leading the way.
Variety Staff, Variety
Rotten
Viewed today, while Scarface seems less shocking than it did during its initial theatrical run, it's no more substantive or interesting.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Fresh
An unashamed study of selfish, sadistic criminality, and all the better for it.
Tom Huddleston, Time Out
Fresh
What were Pacino's detractors hoping for? Something internal and realistic? Low key? The Tony Montana character is above all a performance artist, a man who exists in order to gloriously be himself.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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